Akha

language of the Akha people
Language language Q56643
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Akha

Summary

Akha is a language[1]. Akha ranks in the top 4% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Akha is in the country of Myanmar[3].
  • Akha is in the country of People's Republic of China[4].
  • Akha is in the country of Laos[5].
  • Akha is in the country of Thailand[6].
  • Akha is in the country of Vietnam[7].
  • Akha's instance of is recorded as language[8].
  • Akha's instance of is recorded as modern language[9].
  • Akha is a type of Loloish[10].
  • Akha's writing system is recorded as Latin script[11].
  • Akha's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Akha language[12].
  • Akha's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+560000'}[13].
  • Akha's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+600000'}[14].
  • Akha's indigenous to is recorded as Akha[15].
  • Akha's indigenous to is recorded as Yunnan[16].
  • Akha's indigenous to is recorded as Lūang Namthā[17].
  • Akha's indigenous to is recorded as Phongsaly Province[18].
  • Akha's indigenous to is recorded as Shan State[19].
  • Akha's indigenous to is recorded as Chiang Mai[20].
  • Akha's indigenous to is recorded as Chiang Rai[21].
  • Akha's indigenous to is recorded as Mae Hong Son[22].
  • Akha's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/AHK[23].
  • Akha's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 5 Developing[24].
  • Akha's linguistic typology is recorded as tonal language[25].

Why It Matters

Akha ranks in the top 4% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).[2] Akha has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Akha is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Country Myanmar, People's Republic of China, Laos +2
    Instance of
    Indigenous to Akha, Yunnan, Lūang Namthā +5
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987012431027805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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